diff --git a/boards/hal/src/rpi/rpi4/panic_wait.rs b/boards/hal/src/rpi/rpi4/panic_wait.rs
index c352cb92..8546a1a4 100644
--- a/boards/hal/src/rpi/rpi4/panic_wait.rs
+++ b/boards/hal/src/rpi/rpi4/panic_wait.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ fn panic(info: &PanicInfo) -> ! {
         location,
         line,
         column,
-        info.message().unwrap_or(&format_args!("")),
+        info.message(),
     );
 
     cpu_core::wait_forever()